{"id":744159,"date":"2026-05-26T05:06:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T05:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/744159\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T05:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T05:06:15","slug":"a-former-wizard-will-play-in-the-nba-finals-for-an-18th-straight-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/744159\/","title":{"rendered":"A former Wizard will play in the NBA Finals for an 18th straight year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Former Washington Wizards players Landry Shamet (2023-24), Dillon Jones (2025-26) and Trey Jemison III (2023-24) made the 2026 NBA Finals with the New York Knicks on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">It marked the 18th straight year that a former Wizard will grace an NBA Finals roster \u2014 a streak that dates back to 2009.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Below is a list of the former Wizards who have made the Finals on this current streak:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">2009: Tyronn Lue (Orlando Magic)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">2010: Rasheed Wallace (Boston Celtics)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">2011: Juwan Howard and Mike Miller (Miami Heat)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">2012: Juwan Howard and Mike Miller (Miami Heat)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">2013: Juwan Howard, Mike Miller and Rashard Lewis (Miami Heat)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">2014: Rashard Lewis (Miami Heat)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">2015: Shaun Livingston (Golden State Warriors), Mike Miller (Cleveland Cavaliers)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">2016: Shaun Livingston (Golden State Warriors)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">2017: Shaun Livingston and JaVale McGee (Golden State Warriors)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">2018: Shaun Livingston, JaVale McGee and Nick Young (Golden State Warriors)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">2019: Shaun Livingston (Golden State Warriors) and Jodie Meeks (Toronto Raptors)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">2020: JaVale McGee and Markieff Morris (Los Angeles Lakers)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">2021: Bobby Portis (Milwaukee Bucks)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">2022: Otto Porter Jr., Gary Payton II and Chris Chiozza (Golden State Warriors)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">2023: Thomas Bryant, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Jeff Green and Ish Smith (Denver Nuggets)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">2024: Kristaps Porzingis (Boston Celtics), Daniel Gafford and Markieff Morris (Dallas Mavericks)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">2025: Thomas Bryant and Quenton Jackson (Indiana Pacers)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">2026: Landry Shamet, Dillon Jones and Trey Jemison III (New York Knicks)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Washington Wizards players Landry Shamet (2023-24), Dillon Jones (2025-26) and Trey Jemison III 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